Initramfs generation fails: dracut ossl-files --config does not return a path.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Initramfs fails to generate when installing new kernel.

    Error on line 11 of configuration file
    004E1297E37F0000:error:07000065:configuration file routines:def_load_bio:missing equal   sign:crypto/conf/conf_def.c:525:HERE-->legacyline 11
    dracut: '/usr/lib/dracut/ossl-files --config' does not return a path!!
    warning: %posttrans(kernel-core-5.14.0-570.19.1.el9_6.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
    
  • Manual initramfs generation fails with below error:

    # dracut /boot/initramfs-5.14.0-570.19.1.el9_6.x86_64.img 5.14.0-570.19.1.el9_6.x86_64
    Error on line 11 of configuration file
    009E4CE7E37F0000:error:07000065:configuration file routines:def_load_bio:missing equal sign:crypto/conf/conf_def.c:525:HERE-->legacyline 11
    dracut: '/usr/lib/dracut/ossl-files --config' does not return a path!!
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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